Dr.Karthik Gunasekaran is a world renowned Urologist/Urogynecologist and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon from Chennai. A gold medalist in Urology from Madras Medical College, his guidance in Urogynecology started under Prof N.Rajamaheshwari at the Govt.Kasturba Hospital Chennai. Having trained for three years there, he left to the USA for further training. He underwent Fellowship training in Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Hospital in Weston, Florida, USA IN 2003.
Dr. Karthik Gunasekaran
MBBS, MS – General Surgery, FRCS, Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (FIAGES), Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM), Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA), Fellowship in Urogyneacology, Diploma in Andrology
His proctor and mentor at the Cleveland Clinic was Dr.Willy Davila, the current President of the International Urogynecological Association. He was one of the very first to undergo this sort of specialized training in this nascent and budding field of Pelvic Floor Surgery. His interest in Laparaoscopic Key hole surgery made him pursue this art and for this he trained with Dr John Miklos and Dr.Robert Moore from Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, USA completing a Fellowship in Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor surgery. A firm believer in keeping in tune with the times, he turned his attention to Laser surgery and its application to the pelvic floor. He was amazed at the benefits of the Laser when applied to pelvic floor surgery and uses it to benefit his patients to the maximum.
Dr.Karthik Gunasekaran is a Proctor, Researcher and Trainer for fortune 500 companies like JOHNSON and JOHNSON, TYCO HEALTHCARE, PFIZER , SCA to name a few. He has traveled extensively throughout the world training and lecturing in Urogynecology. He has trained more than 1000 Gynecologists and Urologists in the art of Pelvic Floor Surgery. He has trained doctors from the UAE, Iraq, Australia and Africa. He has lectured and demonstrated surgeries in countries like the Maldives, Thailand and Bangladesh.
Dr.Karthik Gunasekaran is an articulate speaker and gets invited to operate and lecture in Urogynecology conferences across the country. He runs training courses for Gynecologists, Surgeons and Urologists at his center. He has given innumerable talks on SUN TV and other national networks on the topic.
He practises Laser Pelvic Floor Reconstruction at GAURI and The Laser Pelvic Surgery Institute in T.Nagar, Chennai. He is a visiting consultant at Apollo Hospitals Chennai.
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Dr. Manu Lakshmi
MB, DA, MRCOG (UK)
Dr.Manu, a student of Madras Medical College, Chennai finished her Diploma in Anaesthesia from Stanley Medical college with special interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia. She however found her niche in Gynecology and completed her MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, London, UK.
She underwent advanced training in Reproductive Medicine, Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopic surgery from GlenEagles hospital Singapore.
Dr.Manu, a student of Madras Medical College, Chennai finished her Diploma in Anaesthesia from Stanley Medical college with special interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia. She however found her niche in Gynecology and completed her MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, London, UK.
She underwent advanced training in Reproductive Medicine, Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopic surgery from GlenEagles hospital in Singapore.
Dr.Manu has been associated with GAURI, since its inception in 2003. She was instrumental in organizing the first “Symposium on Pelvic Floor Disorders” in 2005 at Chennai. She evaluates patients with Urogynecological complaints, especially women who avidly seek out a female surgeon. She is a people person and understands that Urogynecological problems require special attention and spends ample time with her patients.
She is involved with evaluation, examination, Cystoscopic procedures and Urodynamics at the clinic. She assists at major surgeries and is involved in teaching programs for post graduates and resident doctors.
